Erasmus+ Sport project
Traditional games, shared heritage, inclusive sport
I-PLAY revitalises traditional sports and games across Spain, Türkiye and Poland as a vehicle for social inclusion, gender equality, health-enhancing physical activity and cultural appreciation.
Project ID 101244092 · 01/02/2026 – 31/07/2027
What is I-PLAY?
What the project does
Social inclusion
Traditional games are low-cost, low-barrier and intergenerational — an ideal entry point into sport for everyone.
Gender equality
Mixed and equitable practice is built into every activity, with a focus on girls' and women's participation.
Health & HEPA
Playful movement raises health-enhancing physical activity levels among young people and their communities.
Cultural appreciation
Documenting and teaching heritage games keeps living culture alive and travelling between our three countries.
The project in numbers
- 12
- Traditional games documented
- 7
- Partner organisations
- 3
- Countries
- 3
- Project events
Three countries, one playground
Spain — Basque Country
ABARKA ONGD
Toka, sokatira, harri-jasotzea and txinga-eramatea: Basque rural sports played in village squares for generations.
Türkiye — Çanakkale
Biga Gelişim Spor Kulübü
Mangala, aşık oyunu, çelik çomak and beştaş: Anatolian games that need little more than stones, sticks and company.
Poland — Kraków
Stowarzyszenie SEDA
Palant, klipa, zośka and kapsle: courtyard classics that turn any patch of grass into a playing field.
Latest news
Communicating Europe at local level: how we share I-PLAY
Partners' existing channels instead of new accounts, four languages and the EU emblem on every item: how and why I-PLAY communicates the way it does.
From play to policy: the I-PLAY roadmap to 2027
Festivals in three countries, a European network of traditional sports ambassadors and policy dialogue round tables: this is the I-PLAY roadmap up to July 2027.
How to adapt a traditional game so that nobody is left on the bench
A traditional game is not inclusive just because it is traditional. Our six-step practical guide to adapting games for disability, language, gender and economic barriers.
Free online course
Learn how to run inclusive traditional-games sessions, in your language, at your own pace.
Go to the courseConsortium and associated partners
- ABARKA ONGD
- BİGA GELİŞİM SPOR KULÜBÜ
- STOWARZYSZENIE SEDA
- Municipal Sports Departments of Oiartzun and Errenteria
- Kroma
- Sports Federation, Ankara
- Schools & Youth Organisations